The Moonshiner's Leghorn Thread Peanut Gallery

[EmmaRainboe]

Do you know if your rooster carries blue?

If he’s black he doesn’t. Unless you are talking about self blue, as in lavender?

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Possibly not if you aren't getting any Splash chicks

Blue and black are Co-Dominant. If he were blue you would know. Blue isn’t something that can hide behind black like a recessive gene. If it were recessive Splash wouldn’t work.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

My god at the grass. I'm so glad I'm not having to mow right now. It's been below freezing so my yard is all crispy.

Oh hush you buff loving heathen.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

@ColtHandorf, So does that mean to stay away from that bunch? Kinda feels like it

He just doesn’t appreciate the beauty that is calico cochins.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

We have honestly agreed 100% on all of those birds lol.

It’s cause they were ll obvious choices.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Colt, you need to find your happy heart! Love all chickens!

Agreed!

Except buff orpingtons. You can hate those.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Oh hush you buff loving heathen.

Just English Orps.

He just doesn’t appreciate the beauty that is calico cochins.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

 

[Tonyroo]

If the calico became a consistent color and pattern. Would they be considered a class in itself?

 

[ColtHandorf]

If the calico became a consistent color and pattern. Would they be considered a class in itself?

Class wouldn't be the correct terminology. But if the color pattern became fixed, I suppose "breeders" could petition the APA/ABA, and by following the requirements, a certain amount of breeders must show a certain amount of birds in an AOV class at a certain amount of shows. Then the proposed SOP for the breed would be submitted and approved and they'd be accepted.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

I don’t think calico should become an accepted color. It’s too inconsistent. But I love all the variety, so I don’t want it to become one single accepted of what it “should” be.